But it appears the deal did not go through. Since then, Graham and McCain have called for the United States to suspend the foreign aid it sends to Egypt to show the nation it is serious about returning to democracy.

Egypt has been in turmoil for more than a month after its first democratically elected president was ousted by the military at the beginning of July. The violence escalated on Wednesday when the military cleared two sit-ins involving Morsi-supporters. The violence has killed almost 900 people.

While President Obama has made a statement condemning the unrest in Egypt, he has not yet announced any plan to halt foreign aid. However, the US president did cancel the country’s upcoming joint military exercised with Egypt.

It is unclear what effect McCain’s comments will have on relations between the United States and Egypt. Do you believe that John McCain is correct to say the US has no credibility in the Middle East?